Fruit press



JOHN J". OBRIEN AND J HARDY QBRIEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FRUIT PRESS.

Application filed November 5, 1923. Serial No. 672,872.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN J. OBRIEN and J HARRY OBRIEN, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cool: and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Fruit Press, of which thefollowing is a specification. A

The present invention relates to kitchen utensils, the primary object ofthe invention being to provide a device especially designed to mash andskin potatoes or the like after they have been boiled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be used with facility as a fruit press. 7 A further importantobject of the invention is to provide a device of this character whichmay be readily and easily disassembled to facilitate the cleaningthereof.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a device constructed inaccordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesthe body portion of the device in which the articles to be mashed arepositioned.

This body portion has its side and bottom walls perforated as clearlyshown by Figure 1 of the drawing 50 that material may pass from the bodyportion 5 when the device is in use.

Formed at a point adjacent to the upper edge of the body portion 5 areenlargements 6 which enlargements are designed to move within thegrooves 7 of the handle portion 8 to lock the body portion into positionand insure against displacement of the body portion. The upper edge ofthe body 5 is formed with a flange 9 adapted to restrict to the circularsupporting member 10 of the movement of the body portion with respect.

handle 8, when pressure is brought to bear on the follower to behereinafter more fully described.

Due to this construction, it is obvious that the body 5 may, by a slightrotation thereof, be moved to a position where the enlargements 6 willregister with the clearances indicated at 11 and provided at the ends ofthe grooves 7, allowing the body portion to be removed from the circularsupporting member 10.

The circular supporting member is provided with a forwardly extendedportion 12 which includes upwardly extended ears 13 and an upwardly andrearwardly extended portion 14 that acts as a stop to be en gaged by thenose 15 of the handle 16 when the handle 16 is moved to allow materialto be placed in the body portion 5, thereby insuring against thefollowers 17 being accidentally moved to a position remote from the body5.

The handles 8 and 16 are formed preferably by bending a length of sheetmetal transversely of its length providing spaced flanges 19, whichflanges of the handle 16 are formed with openings 20 adapted to receivethe fingers 21 formed at the upper ends of the arms 22 that carry thefollower 23 at their lower ends. Thus it will be seen that by pressingthe arms 22 towards each other, the fingers 21 may be removed from theopening to allow the follower to be disconnected for cleaning purposes.

It might be further stated that these fingers 21 extend outwardly andupwardly providing shoulders to be engaged by the upper walls of theopenings 20 so that movement of the arm 16 will be transmitted to thefollower.

Connecting the cars 12 is a pivot pin 24f that provides a bearing forthe arm 16 whereby the arm may pivot freely with rc- Spect to the arm 8to accomplish the purpose of the invention.

In the use of the device, the handle 16 is moved to the limit of itsoutward movement whereupon the follower 23 rests in a position at theupper edge of the body 5, allowing material to be positioned in the body5.

After the body 5 has been sufiiciently filled, the follower 28 is movedto engage the material, whereupon the handles 16 and 8 are moved towardseach other, to the end that the follower is forced downwardly in thebody 5 forcing material contained in the body 5 through the perforationsof the body portion.

While we have shown and described a device especially designed formashing or ricing potatoes, it is to be understood that the device maybe efficiently employed for pressing fruit in the making of jellieswines or the like.

We claim 1. In a-device of the character described,-

a circular supporting member, a handle formed integral therewith, a bodyportion r'emovably mounted in the supporting memher, a handle havingpivotal connection with the supporting member, flanges forming a part ofthe last mentioned handle, said flanges having openings, a "followerinclud inga pair of spaced arms, adapted to move 'intothebody portion,fingers formed at the upper ends of the arms and adapted to bepositioned injt he openings of the flanges to secure the follower to thepivoted handle mei'nber, and means for restricting movement "of thefollower with respect to the body portion.

2. In a device of the character described,

a circular -su'pporting member having a handle formed thereon, a bodyportion removably mounted in the supporting member, a handle havingpivotal connection with the supporting member, a follower pivotallyconnected with the last mentioned handle and adapted to move within thebody portion to force material therethrough, and means forming a part ofthe circular supporting member and adapted to engage the secondmentioned handle to restrict movement of the second mentioned handle andprevent the fol-lower frombein'g moved to a position exteriorly of thebody portion when the device is in operation.

3. In a device of the character described, a supporting member, apretorated body portion removably mounted within the supportingmeml-ier, a handle fornied integral with the supporting member, apivoted handle mounted on the supporting member, a follower includingresilient arms, means for connecting the arms to the pivoted handlesection, the resiliency of the arms adapted to hold the arms intoengagement with the pivoted handle section. In testimony that we-claimthe foregoing as our own, we have hereto affixed our signatures.

JOHN J. OBRIEN. J nannrro nnmn.

